Police ID neglected woman who died

Police have identified the disabled woman from Burlington County who died last week after she was found neglected and malnourished in her home.

Victoria Hines, 58, of Florence, was found alive but unable to speak after her live-in boyfriend called and asked police what he should do, authorities said.

The boyfriend, Harold W. Reed Jr., 55, was charged with neglect of a disabled person after authorities went to the home and found that the woman had been in a recliner for two weeks, unable to care for herself.

Authorities said Hines had been malnourished, living in unsanitary conditions, and had open bed sores.

Hines was taken to Lourdes Medical Center in Willingboro, where she died Friday.

Florence Police Capt. John Bunce said the cause of death and circumstances remain under investigation. 

- Barbara Boyer